The Righteous Martyrs of Sinai and Raithu.
Of the holy Martyrs of Sinai and Raithu, those of Sinai contested during the reign of Diocletian, about the year 296; those of Raithu were slain about the middle of the fifth century. On both occasions, the perpetrators of these massacres were a barbarian tribe called Blemmyes, from the parts of Arabia and Egypt.
Because the Apodosis of the Feast of Holy Theophany falls on this day, the Service to the Righteous Martyrs of Sinai and Raithu is transferred to the 13th.
The above account is taken from the Great Horologion,
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